A group is sounding the alarm about climate change, taking their message from California to Washington, D.C.

A group is sounding the alarm about climate change, taking their message from California to Washington, D.C.

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Updated: 8:57 AM CDT Jul 31, 2014

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WEBVTT FOR YEARS - NEBRASKA'S AMERICA'S áENERGY DEBATE.. THE FIGHT OVER THE KEYSTONE X-L PIPELINE. THAT - IN COUPLE DOZEN - CROSS-COUNTRY MARCHERS THROUGH áOMAHA - TODAY. CALLING ON áEVERYONE - TO HEAR THEIR MESSAGE. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S JEREMY MASKEL IS LIVE ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVERFRONT. THE BOB KERREY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THIS EVENING.... CONTINUING THE MARCH TOWARDS OUR NATIONS CAPITOL. IT'S AN EIGHT MONTH JOURNEY - AND AN OMAHA RESIDENT - IS JOINING THEM. ( when do we want it? Now! ) FUELED BY PASSION ... MOVED BY DETERMINATION...( NATS violin ) JIMMY BETTS LEAVES A COUPLE DAYS AT HOME AN 8 MONTH TRECK - FROM CALIFORNIA, TO OUR NATIONS CAPITOL.( Because i wanted to create a larger impact through my own efforts than i was before. ) ROUGHLY 25 PEOPLE ARE FIVE MONTHS INTO OR CRASHING WITH SUPPORTERS ALONG THE WAY. HERE - PACKING UP AT A MIDTOWN OMAHA CHURCH.( NATS: we're on a planet, that has a problem, we need to stop and get involved and do it now now now. ) WEATHER.( i'm thinking of it as a traveling alarm clock of love telling people to wake up. ) THE GROUP USES SOLAR ENERGY FOR POWER, AND KEEPS ALMOST áEVERYTHING IN A COUPLE SUPPORT TRUCKS. ALONG THE WAY - ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN CONVERSATION, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO NEBRASKA.( the resistance to Keystone XL has inspired people all over the world. So it's been very exciting for us to come here and work with Bold Nebraska. ) ( NATS: you guys are doing awesome work we're proud of you guys. ) BOLD NEBRASKA'S JANE KLEEB THANKED áTHEM - WITH MEDALS BEFORE LEAVING OMAHA ... EMBARKING ON 13 MORE WEEKS -- BEFORE CALLING ON CONGRESS, TO HEAR .... THEIR MESSAGE. AS FOR EXACTLY WHAT THEIR PLAN IS FOR D-C? THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS. BUT THEY HAVE HELP - FROM MEMBERS THE GREAT PEACE MARCH -- IN JEREMY MASKEL K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN.

Omaha man joins 'traveling alarm clock of love'

A group is sounding the alarm about climate change, taking their message from California to Washington, D.C.